Heavyweight boxing

NATHAN HEANEY suffered a HORROR eye cut in his title fight with Jack Flatley… but emerged victorious on the premature scorecards. The middleweight had helped pack out the Manchester Arena with Potters fans but they were gutted the action ended prematurely.
Nathan Heaney suffered a horror eye cut in his title fight with Jack FlatleyCredit: Reuters
And they were anxious about their man suffering his first pro defeat when they had to wait for the scorecards.
After pretty even action, an accidental clash of heads opened up a grizzly deep wound above Heaney’s right eye and the ringside doctor advised referee Steve Gray to wave off the bout.
And the judges scorecards after the five rounds read 49-46, 49-46 and 50-45, handing him his 16th pro win.
Heaney’s team managed to stem the flow of blood but he’s certain to need stitches on the horrible wound.
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And hopefully the injury does not delay the making of his dream fight at the Bet365 stadium further down the line.
Former heavyweight champion David Haye accused Flatley of trying to deliberately sink his head into Heaney.
Haye said: “Flatley led with his head.
“He came in with his head, I can’t say he was trying to headbutt him but his body language was moving over his head over his front foot.
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“He leads in, he jumps in with it, I don’t think he looked like he was trying to land a jab.
“That to me looked like he tried to headbutt him. Personally. That’s how it looked to me.”
The bout was part of the undercard ahead of Joe Joyce’s heavyweight fight with Joseph Parker.
Nathan Heaney celebrates victory after defeating Jack FlatleyCredit: Getty More

JAKE PAUL is being sued by Eddie Hearn for damages in “excess of £92MILLION” after claiming the promoter “paid” a judge to score fights in favour of his fighters.The YouTuber-turned-boxer accused Hearn of having American judge Glenn Feldman on the Matchroom Boxing payroll following his scoring of Katie Taylor and Anthony Joshua’s respective clashes with Amanda Serrano and Oleksandr Usyk.
Jake Paul accused judge Glenn Feldman of being on Matchroom Boxing’s payrollCredit: INSTAGRAM@JAKEPAUL
Feldman’s scorecard for Katie Taylor’s clash with Amanda Serrano irked PaulCredit: AP
Paul also took umbrage with Feldman’s controversial scorecard for Anthony Joshua’s rematch with Oleksandr UsykCredit: REUTERS
Paul’s allegation has prompted a lawsuit from Hearn and Matchroom BoxingCredit: SPORTSFILE
And the allegation has prompted Hearn to take legal action against the social media superstar.
Matchroom have sued the younger Paul brother for making an “outrageously false and baseless allegation” that has damaged their reputation.
Hearn is suing The Problem Child for defamation and damages upwards of £92m ($100m) for the “outlandishly false” accusation made in an interview earlier this month.
Matchroom Attorney Frank Salzano said: “Both legally and ethically there is a clear line separating opinion from defamatory lies.
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“Jake Paul knows that, and he purposely crossed that line when he wrongly accused Matchroom Boxing and Eddie Hearn of fixing fights.
“Nonetheless he was still given an opportunity to retract his defamatory statements and refused to.
“Now he will face the legal consequences of his actions as Matchroom and Mr. Hearn will be seeking damages in well excess of $100 million given the value and goodwill attached to the Matchroom business and the harmful nature of Mr. Paul’s comments.”
Paul, 25, has found himself in legal hot water for saying: “Glenn Feldman shows up in Saudi and scores Anthony Joshua to win the fight when everyone who watched the fight said it was not a split decision.
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“Clearly, this guy is getting paid money by Matchroom Boxing.”
Former Disney star Paul was quick to acknowledge the gravity of the accusation he levelled at British boxing supremo Hearn.
He said” [It’s] a bold statement and an accusation that I don’t take likely, but it’s just blatantly obvious. And they’re not even trying to hide it.”
Video footage of Paul’s allegation was also submitted by Matchroom lawyer Salzano.
Hearn, 43, revealed earlier this week that he was planning to take legal action against Paul for his comments.
He said: “What he said in terms of his allegations of corruption with Glen Feldman is totally unacceptable.
“We all have a laugh with Jake and he’s an average fighter but I’m telling you now, what he said is unacceptable and it will be dealt with because we take this sport, our values as a family seriously and we love the sport of boxing.
“So, for him to come out with idiotic comments without even thinking of what he said is extremely harmful to me and very disrespectful to us as a business and as a family.”
He added: “Jake’s comments will be dealt with appropriately.
“I’m not prepared, as I would be on many occasions, to take what he is saying with a pinch of salt on this occasion because it’s bang out of order and totally disrespectful to the sport of boxing and to me and us.
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“I take it extremely personally because they’re questioning our credentials, they are questioning our integrity and I won’t have it.
“So, he’s going to have to take the brunt of that. Maybe he doesn’t care, but I do.”
SunSport has contacted Jake Paul’s representatives for comment.
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TYSON FURY has told Anthony Joshua he has to sign off on their December 3 fight by MONDAY.The 34-year-old Gypsy King wants to defend his crown against the former WBA, IBF and WBO champ in Cardiff.
Tyson Fury has given Anthony Joshua until Monday to sign their fight contractCredit: Richard Pelham / The Sun
AJ has stated he’s ready to accept the terms but still has not penned the dealCredit: PA
But the undefeated Morecambe giant will not wait around any longer for the London 2012 golden boy to return the signed contract that was sent last Friday.
Ringside in Manchester for Joe Joyce’s heavyweight clash with Joseph Parker on Saturday night, Fury said: “I was optimistic about three weeks ago but it shouldn’t be taking this long to sign a contract.
“We will know by Monday anyway because if it is not done by Monday then I’m moving on. 
“I’m not waiting around for some guy who has lost three of his last five fights. 
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“He’s lucky that I’m giving him a world title shot but I don’t mind chucking him a bone but I don’t want them to start dictating s*** to me.”
Fury has his fights broadcast on BT Sport and ESPN in America but AJ recently penned an exclusive deal with streaming app DAZN.
The TV channel remains one of the final stumbling blocks that could potentially scupper the fight but both sides are willing to negotiate a plan.
But Fury insists Joshua, who suffered a second successive defeat to Oleksandr Usyk on August 20 says his rival is in no position to make demands.
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“He is an invited guest at my party,” he said. “My rules. 
“So if you want to play the game, come to the banquet and take your seat.”
Fury also laughed off Usyk’s suggestion that the Brit is trying to duck out of their four-belt decider.
A £125million offer from Saudi Arabia was on the table but on the condition the bout happened on December 17, to upstage rival neighbour Qatar’s World Cup Final on the 18th.
But Usyk refused to rush into another training camp – especially with his country still being invaded by Russia – and has ruled himself out until 2023.
Fury snarled: “We offered them the December 17 date in Saudi Arabia for the undisputed heavyweight championship of the world and everybody wanted that date. 
“Usyk said he was injured and isn’t ready until next year.
“And now he’s saying I’m scared of him. The little s***house middleweight. I’ll put my fist right through his face.” More

MARTIAL ARTS master Joe Joyce reckons his kung fu schooling will help him give Joseph Parker a belting on Saturday.The Putney Juggernaut, 37, missed his own graduation and blew his final student loan instalment to fly 8,000 miles and study at a Shaolin monastery in China.
Joyce trained in Kung Fu
He travelled to China to train after graduatingCredit: Supplied
The heavyweight boxer studied as a Shaolin Kung Fu MasterCredit: Supplied
Joyce — who studied fine art at Middlesex University and excelled at rugby and athletics in his youth — faces New Zealand heavyweight Parker in Manchester.
And the winner will be in line for a world-title shot at the WBO crown, currently held by Oleksandr Usyk.
After returning from another Las Vegas training camp, the 14-0 pro — who was robbed of Olympic gold at the 2016 Rio games — told SunSport: “I have always chosen to travel for training, I have never feared that or shied away from it.
“I took myself to China to do Shaolin kung fu just after I graduated. I actually missed the ceremony, so I never threw my hat in the air or wore the gown.
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Joyce is set to face Parker on SaturdayCredit: Reuters
“I used my last bit of student-loan money to fly out to China and do four sessions a day of kung fu for a month.
“It was a camp of foreigners who each had a trainer — we would run at 5am, then power train and then do technique, sambo or wushu. I had just started boxing around that time, so they complemented each other.”
Joyce shared these incredible photos with SunSport but ruled out any potential big-money MMA switch. He said: “I do think I could do an MMA fight.
“My striking is good enough for a few fights against similar opposition.
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“But I would have to do a lot of wrestling and grappling training. And I don’t really fancy rolling around having some big bloke’s sweaty scrotum stuck on my forehead.”
Computer-game super-fan Joyce is the antithesis of your usual trash-talking flashy fighter. He added: “I like to keep my personal life pretty private. I don’t feel the need to share too much.
“My girlfriend might like the celebrity lifestyle more than me or just the Chanel bags that come with it.
“The more interviews I do the more I improve.
“I get more comfortable and confident and now I have to pull my finger out and do more.” More